Well-Intended Love Explained
| Genre: | Drama romance |
| Director: | Wu Qiang |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 36 |
| Channel: | Sohu |
Well-Intended Love (Chinese: 奈何BOSS要娶我) is a 2019 Chinese television series starring Wang Shuang and Xu Kaicheng. The plot revolves around budding D-list actress, Xia Lin (Wang Shuang) who is diagnosed with leukemia. To secure a bone marrow donation, she makes a marriage pact with a handsome, young CEO, Ling Yi Zhou (Xu Kaicheng).[1] [2] [3]
Cast
- Simona Wang as Xia Lin, an aspiring actress who is diagnosed with leukemia. She signs a two-year marriage contract with Ling Yi Zhou.
- Xu Kaicheng as Ling Yi Zhou, the overbearing CEO of Lingshi Group who agrees to donate his bone marrow to Xia Lin in return for her hand in marriage.
- Ian Yi as Chu Yan, a famous actor and Ling Yi Zhou's friend
- Liu Jia Xi as Jia Fei, Xia Lin's best friend and roommate and Wen Li's girlfriend
- Huang Qian Shuo as Wen Li, Ling Yi Zhou's personal assistant and Jia Fei's boyfriend
- Sun Jia Qi as An Ran, Chu Yan's friend as well as Ling Yi Zhou's childhood friend, whom she is in love with (Season 1)
- Kiwi Shang as Yin Shuangshuang, a celebrity figure and Chu Yan's friend
- Yang Hao Ming as Nan Jin Tian, Xia Lin's neighbor and Ling Yi Zhou's step-brother who often conspires with An Ran to make trouble for Xia Lin (Season 1)
- Chen Xin Ru as Yang Tong, Xia Lin's assistant (Season 1)
Episodes
Season 2 (2020)
Release
Well-Intended Love was released on January 17, 2019 on Chinese streaming service Sohu. It began streaming on Netflix in May 2019. Season two wrapped production at the end of summer 2019 and was released on Sohu on February 13, 2020. Season two began streaming on Netflix in April 2020 and contains 16 episodes.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Results | Ref. |
|---|
| Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Web Series | Well-Intended Love | | [4] [5] |
| Top Ten Web Series | |
| Popular Director of the Year | Wu Qiang | |
| Producer of the Year | Liu Mingli | |
| Best Actor | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: 'Well-Intended Love' on Netflix, a Chinese Comedy-Drama That's as Strange as it is Schmaltzy . August 10, 2019 . Decider. 20 May 2019 .
- Web site: Well-Intended Love Season 1 Review: A Soppy Yet Satisfying Romantic Series . August 10, 2019 . Ready Steady Cut. 17 May 2019 .
- Web site: Flash Review: Well Intended Love [China] ]. August 10, 2019 . The Fangirl Verdict. 6 May 2019 .
- Web site: 金骨朵网络影视盛典提名揭晓 王一博肖战杨紫等入围. November 25, 2019. Ynet. zh. November 25, 2019. May 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524071515/https://pos.baidu.com/fcem?conwid=300&conhei=80&rdid=3083583&dc=3&exps=110261,110254,110011&psi=23a16339ab169f1a5ac86156ae1948be&di=u3083583&dri=0&dis=0&dai=41&ps=0x0&enu=encoding&ant=0&aa=1&dcb=___adblockplus_&dtm=HTML_POST&dvi=0.0&dci=-1&dpt=none&tsr=0&tpr=1621840471300&ti=%E9%87%91%E9%AA%A8%E6%9C%B5%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%BD%B1%E8%A7%86%E7%9B%9B%E5%85%B8%E6%8F%90%E5%90%8D%E6%8F%AD%E6%99%93%20%E7%8E%8B%E4%B8%80%E5%8D%9A%E8%82%96%E6%88%98%E6%9D%A8%E7%B4%AB%E7%AD%89%E5%85%A5%E5%9B%B4_YNET.com%E5%8C%97%E9%9D%92%E7%BD%91&ari=2&ver=0517&dbv=2&drs=3&pcs=1185x27606&pss=1201x27606&cfv=0&cpl=3&chi=50&cce=true&cec=UTF-8&tlm=1574662292&prot=2&rw=1185<u=http%3A%2F%2Fent.ynet.com%2F2019%2F11%2F25%2F2225215t1254.html&ecd=1&uc=1600x1000&pis=-1x-1&sr=1600x1000&tcn=1621840512&qn=1771fb2043dfb693&tt=1621840512250.3.2234.2234. dead.
- Web site: 第四届#金骨朵获奖名单#（剧集部分）. Weibo. zh.
